.com Solutions Inc., a developer of multi-platform database
migration and development tools, has released FmPro Migrator 3.13 with
a new Microsoft Access 2003 to FileMaker 7 migration feature for MacOS
X and Windows.

FmPro Migrator 3.13 now employs a new FileMaker to Oracle
Repeating Fields Migration Feature. Many FileMaker databases include
non-relational data elements called repeating fields. These fields store
multiple values within each field and are associated with the main database
record by the FileMaker database engine. Manually extracting these repeating
fields into a relational database structure can be a time consuming
and error-prone process. FmPro Migrator easily extracts FileMaker
repeating fields into a separate database table in which the records
are related to the main table by the primary key. Each iteration of
a FileMaker repeating field is inserted as a new record within the repeating
fields table.

-- Repeating Fields Extraction to Oracle Databases - Data
from FileMaker repeating fields is now extracted into individual
records within a repeating fields table related to the primary database
table. Any number of non-container field repeating values are easily
extracted to the child table and related to the primary table record
by the primary key. Differing numbers of repeating field values are
supported for each individual record within the primary database table.

-- Repeating Field Table Creation SQL Code Created Automatically
- Table creation SQL code is automatically generated for each repeating
field within the FileMaker database. Each repeating field table also
includes primary key and foreign key constraint code to insure data
integrity within the Oracle database.

-- Static ODBC DSN Naming for SQL Server Migrations -
FmPro Migrator now implements static naming of ODBC DSNs for SQL Server
migrations. This improvement means that the ODBC DSNs only need to be
set up one time, and can be utilized for each migrated FileMaker database
file/table.

-- Various Maintenance Fixes Included - FmPro Migrator
3.13 also includes a variety of other maintenance fixes to migration
scripts and documentation. These improvements include the use of FileMaker
7 Username/Password info within repeating fields ODBC transfer scripts
for all database migrations, and the implementation of a password hiding
feature for destination databases.